Designed and facilitated department-based professional development for the art faculty.Taught and guided district art faculty through new teacher evaluation system.Facilitated the understanding and writing of SMART Goals by the district art teachers.Created and facilitated in the creation of District Determined Measures for the district's art program.Facilitated the implementation of TeachBoost (online teacher evaluation program) to district art teachers.Oversee development of sequential departmental curriculum for grades K-12 to align with Massachusetts Learning Standards.Designed detailed and sequential curriculum for new art courses.Incorporated into curriculum numerous projects involving students in authentic learning through applied arts.Played a major role in development of team-taught interdisciplinary elective at Burlington High School.Advised students and parents on educational advancement and careers in the visual arts.Prepared detailed reports on special activities for newsletters and press releases.Wrote, prepared, and was awarded grants through local cultural council for discipline-based learning projects.As advisor of the Academic Decathlon, devised and conducted a variety of exercises for academic study of art history and other subjects (The team placed within the top seven schools in the state during both years I was advisor).Oversaw all aspects of the high school yearbook’s production.Oversaw the design of an award-winning student literary and arts magazine.As a cooperating teacher for the Massachusetts College of Art and Boston University, trained student teachers from bachelor and graduate degree programs in art education, Served as an adjunct college faculty member in teaching a dual-enrollment course at Burlington High School.Collaborated with Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and other state arts directors and department heads on creating crosswalks between the new national core arts standards and the state's 1997 standards.Served as a team member in program reviews of Bedford, Weston, and Belmont public school art programs.Fostered successful, continuing working relationships with art teachers, directors, and department heads throughout Massachusetts. Shared responsibility for enhancing visibility of the arts and increasing awareness of the importance of the art program within the school community and the town.Developed, maintain, and periodically revise art department website and facebook page.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, Boston, MassachusettsMaster of Fine Arts in Studio Teaching, May 1994Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, magna cum laude, May 1988Course in Web Design, Summer 2011

SCHOOL OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Boston, MassachusettsCourse in Encaustic Painting, Fall 2010

Counselor/Caseworker, 1988-1994THE PINE STREET INN, Boston, MassachusettsAccessed and coordinated state, federal, and other agencies to service residents of a homeless shelter. Provided security measures in the shelterDowntown Crossing Outreach Liaison, Summer 1993Served as liaison between shelter providers and area businesses in aiding homeless street people. Outreach Van, 1991-1992Provided nightly aid to homeless men and women on the streets of Boston. Transported homeless men and women to shelters. Accessed agencies to provide services for these men and women.Housing Search Coordinator, 1991Sought subsidies, elderly housing, and low-income rentals for clients of Fort Point ShelterWeekend Supervisor, 1990Oversaw the operation during the day of a homeless shelter with a resident population of up to two hundred men, five or more regular staff members, and volunteers

Residential Staff, 1990COMMUNITY HUMAN SERVICES, Lexington, MassachusettsProvided support to mentally ill men and women in a residential setting

Teacher's Aide, 1989THE MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND, Brookline, MassachusettsTaught daily living skills to physically and mentally handicapped children

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